On Tuesday, Nov. 13, the 12th Annual “Can You Build It?” winner was announced at the Student Union Building.
First place winner was awarded to the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education for their creativity and usage of cans.
Kappa Delta Pi utilized 859 cans to create their display, and shine awareness against food insecurities. This event was hosted by the Health and Wellness Center and Pep-Talk organization, to help collect canned foods and other non-perishable items that will aid the Javelina community.
“Not only a proud moment for Kappa Delta Pi, but we are genuinely happy with how much we have been able to gather for this event. It’s truly wonderful to see how many people we are going to be able to help,” said Angel Castillo, an interdisciplinary major.
Organizations meticulously stacked and arranged canned foods to create a visual presentation against food insecurities. Organizations began to set-up at noon and were allotted nine hours to complete their display.
“It took us around eight hours to set up our display, we planned this over a month ago and we even had a meeting to wrap all the cans. We wanted to showcase the values of our organization, and that inspired the idea of a school bus with our slogan being ‘Drive Hunger Away,’” said Alejandro Muñiz, an Interdisciplinary major.
With an increasing number of college students suffering from hunger at least once during their undergrad years, many universities have established a food pantry on their campus. Friendly competitions such as “Can You Build It?” strengthens the idea of Javelinas helping others.
“We have gathered a total of 1,735 cans, which will all be donated to the Javelina Pantry. On average one-in-seven people living in Texas will experience food insecurities, so it’s truly amazing to see the Javelina community helping one another through this event,” said Melissa Ramirez, a Business Management major.